diff --git a/src/js/svgcanvas.js b/src/js/svgcanvas.js
index 4ce73be..9ede5ff 100644
--- a/src/js/svgcanvas.js
+++ b/src/js/svgcanvas.js
@@ -5534,7 +5534,6 @@ var uniquifyElems = this.uniquifyElems = function(g) {
       
       // assign element its new id
       elem.id = newid;
-      
       // remap all url() attributes
       var attrs = ids[oldid]["attrs"];
       var j = attrs.length;
@@ -5542,9 +5541,9 @@ var uniquifyElems = this.uniquifyElems = function(g) {
         var attr = attrs[j];
         attr.ownerElement.setAttribute(attr.name, "url(#" + newid + ")");
       }
-      
       // remap all href attributes
       var hreffers = ids[oldid]["hrefs"];
+      console.log(hreffers)
       var k = hreffers.length;
       while (k--) {
         var hreffer = hreffers[k];
@@ -6058,16 +6057,10 @@ this.importSvgString = function(xmlString) {
       var canvasw = +svgcontent.getAttribute("width"),
         canvash = +svgcontent.getAttribute("height");
       // imported content should be 1/3 of the canvas on its largest dimension
-      
-      if (innerh > innerw) {
-        var ts = "scale(" + (canvash/3)/vb[3] + ")";
-      }
-      else {
-        var ts = "scale(" + (canvash/3)/vb[2] + ")";
-      }
+
       
       // Hack to make recalculateDimensions understand how to scale
-      ts = "translate(0) " + ts + " translate(0)";
+      var ts = "translate(0)";
       
       var symbol = svgdoc.createElementNS(svgns, "symbol");
       var defs = findDefs();
diff --git a/src/js/svgutils.js b/src/js/svgutils.js
index 5746d6e..c844d5d 100644
--- a/src/js/svgutils.js
+++ b/src/js/svgutils.js
@@ -319,13 +319,14 @@ svgedit.utilities.getUrlFromAttr = function(attrVal) {
 // Function: svgedit.utilities.getHref
 // Returns the given element's xlink:href value
 svgedit.utilities.getHref = function(elem) {
-  if (elem) return elem.getAttributeNS(XLINKNS, "href");
+  if (elem) return elem.getAttributeNS(XLINKNS, "href") || elem.getAttribute("href");
 }
 
 // Function: svgedit.utilities.setHref
 // Sets the given element's xlink:href value
 svgedit.utilities.setHref = function(elem, val) {
   elem.setAttributeNS(XLINKNS, "xlink:href", val);
+  elem.setAttribute("href", val);
 }
 
 // Function: findDefs